Our Performance team is comprised of athletes that consistently place in their age group. This may be on the local level.
Club members join The Sport Factory “family” and are invited to attend all club social events, access to our message board, group training, many special discounts, and get their own web page. Best of all your team members are there to support you at your next race!
Our elite team in comprised of athletes that consistently place overall in their races, and/or are capable of category placement on a national level, or are professional athletes.
We are always looking to invest in the future of the sports we coach and we do so with through our Junior Elite Team. These athletes range in age from 15-19 and may be eligible for our coaching scholarship program
Our scholarship athletes have demonstrated exceptional ability while being relatively new to their sport. Our coaches invest in these young athletes with the objective of refining them to their greatest potential and the scholarship program is a feeder for our elite team.
Our Youth Team is inclusive, safe, and fun, while creating a pathway to excellence for those that want to pursue triathlon competitively. We welcome all children from ages 8-14.
Team Member: Nicholas Sykes
Race Name: Myrtle Beach Half-Marathon
Race Date: 2/18/2012
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 1:17:43 PR, 23rd OA, 3rd 20-24 AG
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: Last Saturday was the Myrtle Beach Marathon & Half-Marathon and …
Team Member: Louie Kirchner
Race Name: Tybee Island Half Marathon
Race Date: 2/4/2012
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 5th AG, 21st OA, 1:27:33
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: The weather was about as perfect as you could ask for …
Team Member: Nicholas Sykes
Race Name: ING Miami Half-Marathon
Race Date: 1/28/12
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 1:30:31, 205th OA
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: It’s been almost a week and a half since the Miami Half-Marathon, but if …
Team Member: Nick Fragnito
Race Name: Spartan 5k
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 18:24, 8/OA, 2/AG
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: This was my third consecutive year at the Spartan 5k in Athens, GA, my hometown. In my …
Team Member: Nick Fragnito
Race Name: Krispy Kreme Doughnut Dare 5k
Race Date: 1/21/12
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 1st Overall, 22:10
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: 1.25 mi, 10 doughnuts, 1.85 mi
I was very excited about this race …
Name: Michelle McKenzie
Age: 35
Coach: Kat Tindol
Personal: : I am married to my best friend and we have two young boys ages 3 and 4. My husband and I also practice dentistry in our family run …
Name: Collin Zimmerman
Age: 21
Coach: Tracy Palmer
Personal: : I’ve been swimming since I was a wee child, and after blowing my knees out after years of breastroke, I was told to give biking a chance. …
Team Member: Nicholas Sykes
Race Name: Charleston Half-Marathon
Race Date: 1/14/12
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 1:20:07 PR, 11th OA
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: I don’t believe I wrote a race report for the Charleston Half-Marathon last year, …
Team Member: Ryan Whitley
Race Name: MLK 5k
Race Date: 1/16/12
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 5th OA – 17:45
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: Signed up as a pre-season fitness test. With long runs twice a week, no …